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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: phredphish on February 25, 2008, 10:09:57 AM

Title: Differential should spin smoothly?
Post by: phredphish on February 25, 2008, 10:09:57 AM

I'm removing my open diff and replacing it with a newer medium case LSD. If I spin the output flanges on the open diff, it feels rough (it alternates between being hard to spin and easy to spin every few degrees of rotation). This isn't correct, is it?

I suspected the differential was bad given some issues I was having...I just wanted to confirm that spinning a output shaft/flange on an open diff shouldn't feel notchy.

Title: Differential should spin smoothly?
Post by: DZick on March 01, 2008, 04:11:26 PM

Mine did....

Title: Differential should spin smoothly?
Post by: tjts1 on March 01, 2008, 04:23:59 PM

My open 3.64 doesn't feel notchy.

Title: Differential should spin smoothly?
Post by: beegeezy on March 01, 2008, 09:58:41 PM

my 4.10 open doesnt feel notchy. uber smoov